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September 29//;, Winsford Hill. — An unlucky day; from Hind- 

 ham Wood up the Barle valley to Well Wood, and by Bradley over 

 the hill to Burr Wood, and after some ringing to Stockham Wood, 

 where, after persevering some time by moonlight, gave him up 

 at 8.45. 



October yd, Hawkcombe Head. — Roused a stag on Brendon 

 Common, but missed him among the herd, so went to the Warren, 

 where Kingdon, the blacksmith of Simonsbath, was watching a stag 

 for us. Roused him, and away over the North Forest to Brendon 

 Common, over the wet ground to Longcombe, down it a little, then 

 to the left towards Slocombslade, and swinging to the right to water 

 under Southern Wood. A burst of five-and-twenty minutes' racing. 

 Up stream to the higher end of the wood, and over the hill to the 

 Plantations. Through them to Pitt Combe, where he was headed, 

 but he broke by Oare Post to Wearwater, up it to the Exford 

 road, over Lucott Common to Blackford Combe, and through Lucott 

 Brake to water by Stoke Mill. Up the road a little way and back to 

 the valley down to Poole Bridge and below. Up and beside the 

 new path to Horner Gate, down Yealscombe to Horner Green, back 

 up the road to water, round by Cloutsham Ball, over the Eastwater 

 to Parsonage furse. Fresh found him here, set him up at East- 

 water's Foot, and down to the Millstream, where he was taken at 

 4.45. An excellent run, but a young deer. B. T. i on each horn. 



October 2']ih, Doone Valley. — Found three hinds and a calf on 

 Badgworthy Common, raced them to Scob Hill and back to Two 

 Gates, where the calf lay down and the single hind went back. Laid 

 on the pack by the Brendon road, on some way to Scob Hill and 

 back by Badgworthy to Horner Water, where killed after one hour 

 and forty-five minutes without a check. 



November ^th, Culbone Stables. — Found a lot of deer in the 



